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last update: 15.07.2026
1. Law on metrology
¹22-N from 8 February, 2012 “Ensuring the Uniformity of Measurement”
2. Metrological infrastructure
The legal basis for ensuring the uniformity of measurements is the Law on “Ensuring the Uniformity of Measurements” of The Republic of Armenia ¹ 22-N of 8 February, 2012 (amendments and corrigendum: ¹ 42-N of 30 April, 2013 and ¹ 235-N of 17 December, 2014) which establishes legal, economic and organizational basis for ensuring the uniformity of measurements. The Law is aimed at the protection of the rights and interests of the citizens and economy of the Republic of Armenia against invalid measurement results.
Activities on the implementation of the above Law, performance of functions and exercise of powers in the field of metrology are carried out by CJSC "National Institute of Metrology", which was established on the basis of the Closed Joint-Stock Company “Metrologist” in 2004 and is under the authority of the Ministry of Economic Development and Investments of the Republic of Armenia.
On the Basis of Decree of the Government of the RA ¹ 882-N of 4 July 2026 "On the recognition of the Authorized Body for Metrology anf National body for Metrology in the Republic of Armenia and on the recognition of invalidity of Decree of the Government of the RA ¹ 1032-N of 22 July 2026", CJSC “National Institute of Metrology” is recognized as the National Body for Metrology of the RA.
Management of activities of the metrology service, ensuring of operation and development of the metrological system, as well as state management are carried out by the authorized body for metrology - Ministry of Economic Development and Investments of the Republic of Armenia.
State Metrology Service is headed by National Body for metrology - “National Institute of Metrology” CJSC.
| Acting General Director: | Mr. Hayk Stepanyan |
| Address: | 49/4 Komitas Ave., 0051 Yerevan, Republic of Armenia |
| Telephone: | +374 10 23 26 00 |
| E-mail: | info@metrology.am |
| Web: | http://www.metrology.am/hy/ |
Main activities of the National Institute of Metrology are as follows:
- The development, improvement and maintenance of the national measurement standards of measurement units;
- Calibration and comparison of national measurement standards with the measurement standards of the other countries national institutes of metrology;
- Participation in international and regional organizations within its competence;
- Establishes a procedure for certification of reference materials and carries out their certification;
- Carries out the examination of metrological characteristics of measuring instruments in use;
- Performs calibrations to ensure traceability;
- Carries out metrological attestation of measurement techniques in the field of legal metrology;
- Approve the type of measuring instruments;
- Maintain a register of approved type of measuring instruments and reference materials;
- Participates in the work of the Accreditation of legal entities and individual entrepreneurs engaged in the calibration of measuring instruments;
- Carries out verification of measuring instruments;
- Organizes the training of specialists, training, retraining of personnel in the field of metrology, in verification, in the field of legal metrology, as well as retraining personnel of calibration and testing laboratories, training of accreditation experts and issues relevant certificates;
- Carries out metrological examination of draft technical regulations which are adopted in accordance with the international treaties of the Republic of Armenia and ratified in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Armenia.
3. National measurement standards
Currently, the measurement standards are being reissued.
4. Status of participation in Metre Convention
The Republic of Armenia is currently not a signatory to the CIPM MRA or an associate member of the CGPM, nor is it entitled to use the CIPM MRA logo.
5. Certificates of recognition of QMS of NMIs (within COOMET)
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6. Status of Calibration and measurement capabilities (CMC data)
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7. OIML membership status
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